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Health systems in all wealthier countries face similar problems, but their solutions are widely different. That should mean we can learn from other countries. To explore these differences, this week The…

The Dutch like their health system, even though they contribute to it from their own pockets.
Bohbeh/ShuttersockSeptember 4, 2014

Australia has a relatively strong health system by international standards, but it needs a makeover. To generate fresh ideas, The Conversation is profiling five international health systems that have important…

Australia has a relatively strong health system by international standards, but it needs a makeover. To generate fresh ideas, The Conversation is profiling five international health systems that have important…

Australia is just ahead on life expectancy; Singapore is ahead on infant mortality.
stockphoto mania/ShutterstockSeptember 2, 2014

Australia has a relatively strong health system by international standards, but it needs a makeover. To generate fresh ideas, The Conversation is profiling five international health systems that have important…

Most hospitals in Norway and Sweden are government-owned.
Ariadna De Raadt/ShutterstockSeptember 1, 2014

Australia has a relatively strong health system by international standards, but it needs a makeover. To generate fresh ideas, The Conversation is profiling five international health systems that have important…

There is an old joke about one fish asking another about the state of the water and the other answering “what’s water?” When you’re immersed in something and that is your daily experience, you are not…

Australia’s health system isn’t perfect but it performs well internationally. This infographic shows how Australia’s health expenditure, access to care and health outcomes compare with seven other OECD…

The US is the international outlier on returns on investments in health care.
Andy Dean Photography/ShutterstockAugust 31, 2014

Australia has a relatively strong health system by international standards, but it needs a makeover. To generate fresh ideas, The Conversation is profiling five international health systems that have important…